

Ljubiša Samardžić
Acting
November 19, 1936
Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
September 8, 2017
Ljubiša Samardžić (1936-2017), sometimes referred to as Smoki or Smoki Samardi, was a Serbian actor and director. Nowadays he is perhaps best known as Šurda in the Yugoslav TV series 'Vruć Vetar'. Born to the family of a coal miner, his acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. After graduating from the Belgrade Drama Arts Academy, he obtained a role in Igre na skelama (1961). Samardžić was a member of the Central Committee of Yugoslav Communist Party in late 1980s.
The Filmography


Goose Feather

Yu

Bare Ground

Natasha

Sky Hook

Wheels

The Hornet

Blues for Sara

Yugofilm

Say Why Have You Left Me?

Three Tickets to Hollywood

The Policeman from Cock's Hill

The Little One

A Night at My Mother's House

Migrations II

Poltroon

Tempting the Devil

The House by the Railway Tracks
